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Ricou Browning

Ricou Browning

Actor, writer and producer · Died February 27, 2023, aged 93 · Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Ricou Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American actor, stuntman, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, director and producer. Ricou Browning was famous as the Gill-Man in the underwater sequences in the film Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 16, 1930
Died
February 27, 2023 (aged 93)
From
Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer
Titles
14 on Motif · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Ricou Browning's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Ideas
25%
Power
13%
Survival
12%
Society
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ricou Browning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Ricou Browning's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 14 with a Motif page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Away We Go(2009)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Flipper(1996)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach(1988)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Opposing Force(1986)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Heavenly Kid(1985)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Caddyshack(1980)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Island Claws (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Mr. No Legs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Salty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show Creator

  • Salty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • Primus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Aquarians (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Other

  • Hello Down There(1969)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Gentle Ben (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Flipper(1964)

    Show 88 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Flipper's New Adventure(1964)

    Associate Producer · Writer · as Dr. Burton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Flipper(1963)

    Associate Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ski - Ways to Safety (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Sea Hunt(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Creature Walks Among Us(1956)

    as The Gill Man (in water)(uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Creature(1955)

    as The Gill Man (in water) / Lab Technician (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954)

    as The Gill Man In Water (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1954 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Flipper (1996)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Flipper (1963)

Midcredits 39th

Most popular right now

Revenge of the Creature (1955)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 22: 4 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thDirecting6 of 22: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 22: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 22: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew9 of 22: 8 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

22 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s6 · 2 acting · 6 crew1970s5 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ricou Browning's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Midcredits 79th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ricou Browning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ricou Browning's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Cowden shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers